St. Louis University Law School is trying to snag some potential law students from a neighboring state with ads touting its “intimate environment” posted in Chicago el trains and airports.
John Lambert was in the Cook County Jail because he was an addict. And, thinking that he couldn’t abuse drugs or alcohol while he was there, his family didn’t bail…
An Illinois law firm that specializes in plaintiffs asbestos litigation reportedly has close ties with Sen. Joe Biden, the expected running mate of presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama, and…
A will disinheriting descendants who marry outside the Jewish faith is at the center of a legal fight in Illinois that has produced an appeals court ruling and an appeal…
A technology company says in a lawsuit that it would not have needed to settle an infringement case for $18.75 million if its law firm, Kirkland & Ellis, had discovered…
Veronique Tousignant knows firsthand about the tight job market. A 2007 graduate of Chicago-Kent College of Law, she has sent out 200 résumés. But her only legal work is as…
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